HOUSTON — The gap between college basketball and the NBA actually is quantifiable. It measures 80 inches and about 225 pounds.
Doug McDermott dominated at Creighton, a first-team All-American who led the nation in scoring (26.7 points per game) as...

What has gotten into these 76ers?
Months ago, they were the laughing-stock of the NBA. No one is laughing anymore especially not the Denver Nuggets.
Hollis Thompson paced the Sixers with 23 points Tuesday night in a 105-98 victory at the Wells Fargo...

DENVER — Avery Bradley scored 18 points, including a go-ahead three-pointer with 1:24 left, and the Boston Celtics hung on to beat Denver 100-99 on Friday night, sending the Nuggets to their fifth loss in a row.
The Nuggets played without star...

The good news: the Clippers can defend -- as long as they feel like it.
The bad news -- they didn't feel like it for long enough in their 109-106 loss to the Nuggets on Friday night in Denver.
After trailing at halftime by 16 points, 59-43, the...

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Lakers 111, Nuggets 103 (final)
With a triple-double, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to an eight-point victory on Tuesday night in Denver against the Nuggets, ending a three-game losing streak.
Bryant scored 23 points with 11 rebounds and 11 assists in 31 1/2 minutes, shooting six for 11 from the field.
The Lakers took a 23-point lead in the third quarter, but turnovers helped the Nuggets climb all the way back to within five in the fourth.
Carlos Boozer added 19 points off the bench. Ronnie Price...

The Lakers (9-22) have lost three straight games to fall four back of the Nuggets (13-18), whom they'll visit in Denver on Tuesday night.
The two teams previously met in late November at Staples Center. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and Jeremy Lin added 17, but the Nuggets pulled away in overtime, 101-94.
Ty Lawson was a major issue for the Lakers, scoring 18 points with 16 assists.
The Lakers will be without Ryan Kelly (hamstring), Steve Nash (back) and Julius Randle (leg) on Tuesday. Danilo...

The Lakers (3-10) finally gained some momentum after an awful start to the season, winning two straight in Atlanta and Houston. On Friday, the Lakers where soundly beaten in Dallas by the Mavericks.
On Sunday, the Lakers will draw the Denver Nuggets (5-7), their first opponent all season with a losing record. Like the Lakers, the Nuggets started slowly, but they are coming to Staples Center riding a three-game winning streak.
The Nuggets are a prolific three-point shooting team, taking 25.7 attempts...

The Lakers played their first opponent of the season with a losing record, but still couldn't get the win, falling to the Denver Nuggets, 101-94, in overtime.
Danilo Gallinari, who missed a free throw late in the fourth quarter that might have sealed the win for his team, hit a vital three-pointer with 1:28 left in overtime to give the Nuggets a 94-90 lead.
Kobe Bryant answered with a fadeaway jumper, but Ty Lawson scored with a minute left. After another Bryant miss, the game became a free-throw...

Broderick Turner picks the West (in predicted order of finish)
PLAYOFF-BOUND
1.San Antonio
2013-14 finish: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
Despite a storied history, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they had never reached back-to-back NBA Finals until 2014 when, a year after losing in excruciating fashion to Miami, they extracted revenge against the Heat to earn their fifth title in the Tim Duncan-Gregg Popovich era. For the Spurs to win...

(in predicted order of finish)
1. Spurs
2013-14: 62-20.
Coming: Kyle Anderson.
Going: No one of significance.
Despite all of their sustained success, the Spurs have never won back-to-back titles. In fact they never had reached the NBA Finals in consecutive years until last season. For them to win consecutive championships — and reach the NBA Finals for the third season in a row — small forward Kawhi Leonard must sustain the high level he showed while earning the MVP award in the 2014...